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Bullseye Decals

I

have not yet seen a

Bullseye decal sheet that

I have not liked, and the

latest sheet is no different,

although this is probably the

most subdued sheet so far.

The new sheet covers the F-16

in operational service over Syria,

Afghanistan, and Iraq between

2015 and 2016. All of the options

are painted in the normal two

shades of grey camouflage, with

the only colour coming from

the tail bands on the tail.

What makes up for the lack

of colour are the very impressive

mission markings along the

cockpit sides on a number of

options. The larger sheet supplies

all major markings, while two

smaller sheets supply the major

stencils and national insignia

for two individual aircraft.

But it is the full colour

instructions that are particularly

impressive, as they not only supply

the usual full-colour profiles,

but are also packed with useful

information, such as the most

common loadouts and which kits

and aftermarket sets provide

the munitions to model them.

The decals are sized for the

Tamiya F-16, and in particular

the Aggressor boxing, which had

the parts included to produce

either a Block 40 or 50.

1/48 SCALE

WARHEADS ON FOREHEADS

•F-16CM Block 50, 90-0049, 55 FS/20

FW, OIR, 2016, 9th AF CC’s flagship.

•F-16CM Block 50, 91-0379, 79 FS/20

FW, Bagram AB, 2016/17, Squadron

Commander’s aircraft.

•F-16CM Block 50, 97-0110, 55 FS/20 FW,

OIR, 2016.

•F-16CM Block 50, 91-0403, 480 FS/52

FW, OIR, 2016.

•F-16CM Block 50, 91-0353, 77 FS/20 FW,

OIR, 2016/17, Squadron Commander’s

aircraft.

•F-16CM Block 50, 91-0345, 77 FW/20

FW, Aviano AB, 2011.

•F-16CM Block 50, 91-0352, 480 FS/52

FW, OIR, 2016, Wing Commander’s

aircraft.

•F-16CM Block 50, 90-0829, 480 FS/52

FW, ORI, 2016, Ops Group Commander’s

aircraft

•F-16CM Block 40, 89-2137, 555 FS/31 FW,

Bagram AB, 2017, triple MiG-killer’

•F-16CM Block 40, 89-2035, 555 FS/31

FW, Bagram AB, 2017’

CONCLUSION

Though I am not really a fan of the

F-16 (unless painted in Aggressor

colours), I am quite tempted to

produce an operational F-16, fully

loaded and ready to add another

mission marking to the impressive

tally that it already carries

Sprue Brothers are the exclusive

distributors of the Bullseye at,

https://store.spruebrothers.

com. While you are there check

out the rest of Bullseye range.

We thank both companies for

supplying the review samples.

Model Maker Decals

T

o be honest, I was a bit

unsure if this month’s

new sheet from Model

Maker should feature in the

book or in the decal section

of this month’s magazine.

The Mi-2 Hoplite has been

in service with the Polish

Air Force and Army for quite

a long time. It started in a

very drab grey over green

camouflage, but now, with

over 50 years in service

there has been an amazing

selection of colour schemes,

as well as an interesting

selection of unit markings.

One aircraft, 7332, was painted

in a commemorative scheme

for the 50th anniversary; this

scheme evolved over several

months, and all the various

stages can be produced using

the accompanying decal sheet.

The main feature of this

sheet is not the decals, but

the accompanying A-4 book,

which illustrates all the

various schemes, using 113

colour and 7 black and white

photographs as well as 34

colour profiles. All of these

helicopters can be produced

using the comprehensive

decal sheets, which include

markings in both 1/48 and 1/72

scale, spread over 3 sheets.

1/72 SCALE AND

1/48 SCALE

POLISH AVIATION COLOURS

Mil Mi-2 Hoplite in Army and Air Force

service

CONCLUSION

This is obviously a work of love,

as the decals look superb and

the photographs in the book are

so inspiring it would be hard to

build just one or two Hoplites.

I am really hoping that this

is going to be the first in a series

of sheets, as I would really

like a similar one featuring the

Mig-21 Fishbed fighter and

Mil-24 Hind attack helicopter.

Our thanks to Model Maker

Decals for supplying these decals

for review. You can see the full

range at http://www.ModelMaker.

com.pl, and most of the Model

Maker range is now being

stocked by Hannants in the UK.

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